Brooke Henderson finishes robust on the CPKC Girls's Open

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Brooke Henderson’s up-and-down weekend on the CPKC Girls’s Open completed on a excessive.

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Henderson, who began Sunday on the Shaughnessy Golf and Nation Membership tied for the No. 34 spot, shot a five-under 32 via the entrance 9 and that had her in a tie for the No. 7 spot for a time. She was a four-under 68 on the day and completed the event at two-under 286. She was tied for the No. 13 spot when she completed her spherical, however there have been golfers on the course.

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Henderson shot a three-over 75 on Saturday after recording a four-under 68 on Friday.

“It feels so significantly better. I’m actually excited to have the spherical I had right now and particularly the entrance 9,” stated Henderson, who went eagle, birdie and birdie on holes No. 7-9. “It gave the followers one thing to be enthusiastic about, which was what I used to be attempting to do.

“Total it was a fantastic week. I didn’t play my greatest however the followers out right here had been wonderful.”

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Brooke M. Henderson of Canada plays her shot from the first tee during the final round of the CPKC Women's Open at Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club on August 27, 2023 in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Brooke M. Henderson of Canada performs her shot from the primary tee throughout the ultimate spherical of the CPKC Girls’s Open at Shaughnessy Golf and Nation Membership on August 27, 2023 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Picture by Vaughn Ridley /Getty Photographs

Henderson, 25, the 13-time LPGA event winner from Smiths Falls, Ont., was the fan favorite all through, as you’d anticipate. She bought a rousing cheer coming down the green in direction of the No. 18 gap, and there have been shouts of “Option to go Brookie,” and “We love you Brooke.”

“That stretch of No. 7, 8 and 9 the place I actually had issues going and the gang was actually excited … I actually loved that lots,” stated Henderson. “Although I wasn’t in rivalry on the weekend, the crowds had been nonetheless wonderful.

“It’s phenomenal. Simply the love and the help, all of the those who got here out to look at. They didn’t actually care what I used to be taking pictures and that was very nice. They had been simply completely happy to be out right here watching. I can’t thank them sufficient. It means a lot to me. I’m completely happy that I performed higher right now and I might possibly put just a few extra smiles on their faces.”